BUSINESS
Legal strategies designed to support your long-term business objectives.
From formation through expansion and succession, PLF advises businesses concerning transactions, contracts, governance, and day-to-day legal matters.
BUSINESS FORMATION AND TRANSACTIONS
A well-structured business begins with a sound legal foundation.
Parlade Law Firm, P.A. (“PLF”) assists clients in establishing and structuring businesses and addressing legal matters that arise as their operations develop. From formation through expansion and succession, we provide practical guidance concerning the legal and operational issues affecting a business.
Our services include:
- Formation of limited liability companies, corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures
- Corporate governance and organizational documents
- Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and partnership agreements
- Business acquisitions and sales
- Asset-purchase and stock-purchase transactions
- Commercial contracts and contract negotiations
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Business succession planning
- Financing and secured-lending transactions
- Corporate restructurings and reorganizations
OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL SERVICES
Ongoing legal guidance for businesses as they develop and evolve.
Businesses often benefit from legal counsel that considers both legal requirements and the practical realities of owning and operating a company. PLF serves as outside general counsel to closely held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and entrepreneurs seeking ongoing legal guidance without maintaining a full-time in-house legal department.
We work with business owners and management teams as an extension of their leadership, with the objective of identifying and addressing legal issues early.
Whether advising an emerging business, nonprofit organization, or established company, we provide practical legal counsel and personalized service aligned with each client’s objectives and circumstances.
Our services include:
- Day-to-day legal advice and strategic business counsel
- Contract drafting, review, and negotiation
- Corporate governance and organizational compliance
- Written consents, actions, and resolutions
- Legal risk identification and operational guidance
- Vendor, customer, and service agreements
- Employment-related guidance and workplace policies, excluding litigation
- Commercial leasing and real estate matters
- Business financing and lender transactions
- Coordination with accountants, financial advisors, insurance professionals, and other advisors
- Ongoing legal support as the business evolves